After returning from a month-long vacation, Robert turned the key in his usually reliable Camry, but nothing happened. The car must have a dead battery.
A) Accident.
B) No fallacy.
C) False cause.
D) Composition.
E) Appeal to ignorance.

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Robert's conclusion that his car has a dead battery is a reasonable inference based on the common knowledge that cars that have not been started for a long period can have their batteries drained, leading to the car not starting. This is not a fallacy but a logical deduction based on experience and common automotive issues.

After Returning from a Month-Long Vacation, Robert Turned the Key